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Rotwang
SubjectRe: What Is The Hardest Scene For You To Visualize From The Books?
FromRotwang
Date01/19/2002 03:16 (01/19/2002 03:16)
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"m" <poo@nowhere.com>wrote in message news:MPG.16b2e4e6fb9d30259896ff@news.f9.net.uk...

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In article <He718.57558$K36.18248554@news1.rdc1.va.home.com>, prjudy02@home.com says...

Patrick R. Judy
The one thing from the books that I have a hard time visualizing is

the

part in The Hobbit where Bilbo, Gandalf and the Dwarves have to take

cover

because these giants are throwing boulders around. I've talked with

several

friends who have read the books as well and they said that scene is hard

to

fathom. What do you think would be the hardest scene from the books to be adapted visually without it coming off cheesy?

Patrick

m
The hardest scene to visualise is from the Hobbit, when Bilbo lights a fire with matches.

Matches.

Weren't these only invented around the 1880's ???

So what are matches doing in a story that pre-dates our history ???

The Dwarves all use flint and tinder.

At times things got to be "uninvented"

The Greek had a working steam engine, but didn't use it because they had slaves instead.